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Efficient and Rapid Removal of Nickel Ions from Electroplating Wastewater Using Micro-/Nanostructured Biogenic Manganese Oxide Composite 利用微/纳米结构生物氧化锰复合材料高效快速去除电镀废水中的镍离子

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8020063

Jiaoqing Li, Li Li, Yongxuan Liu, Jin Liu, Lin Li

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Efficient and Rapid Removal of Nickel Ions from Electroplating Wastewater Using Micro-/Nanostructured Biogenic Manganese Oxide Composite 利用微/纳米结构生物氧化锰复合材料高效快速去除电镀废水中的镍离子

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8020063

Jiaoqing Li, Li Li, Yongxuan Liu, Jin Liu, Lin Li

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Effects of γ-Irradiation and Sample Aging on the AC-Electrical Properties of Epoxy/ZnO/CB Hybrid Nanocomposites γ-辐照和样品老化对环氧树脂/氧化锌/CB 混合纳米复合材料交流电特性的影响

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8020062

Mohammad younes Almarahfeh, Hassan K. Juwhari, Z. Elimat, Ziad M. Alqudah

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Effects of γ-Irradiation and Sample Aging on the AC-Electrical Properties of Epoxy/ZnO/CB Hybrid Nanocomposites γ-辐照和样品老化对环氧树脂/氧化锌/CB 混合纳米复合材料交流电特性的影响

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8020062

Mohammad younes Almarahfeh, Hassan K. Juwhari, Z. Elimat, Ziad M. Alqudah

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Water Uptake Behavior of Injection-Molded Wood–Plastic Composites 注塑木塑复合材料的吸水行为

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8020061

C. Burgstaller, Károly Renner

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Water Uptake Behavior of Injection-Molded Wood–Plastic Composites 注塑木塑复合材料的吸水行为

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8020061

C. Burgstaller, Károly Renner

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Deterioration of Cementitious Materials in Wastewater Treatment Plants’ Pumping Stations and Sand-Trap Structures 污水处理厂泵站和沉砂池结构中水泥基材料的老化问题

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8020060

Nedson T. Kashaija, V. Gável, Krett Gergely, Kovago Akos, Miklós Kürthy, Csaba Szabó, Erika Tóth, Zsuzsanna Szabó-Krausz

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Deterioration of Cementitious Materials in Wastewater Treatment Plants’ Pumping Stations and Sand-Trap Structures 污水处理厂泵站和沉砂池结构中水泥基材料的老化问题

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8020060

Nedson T. Kashaija, V. Gável, Krett Gergely, Kovago Akos, Miklós Kürthy, Csaba Szabó, Erika Tóth, Zsuzsanna Szabó-Krausz

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Polyamide Electrospun Nanofibers Functionalized with Silica and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Efficient Dye Removal 用二氧化硅和二氧化钛纳米颗粒功能化的聚酰胺电纺纳米纤维可高效去除染料

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-02-04 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8020059

Safaa Saleh, Ahmed Salama, Ola M. Awad, Roberto De Santis, Vincenzo Guarino, Emad Tolba

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Polyamide Electrospun Nanofibers Functionalized with Silica and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Efficient Dye Removal 用二氧化硅和二氧化钛纳米颗粒功能化的聚酰胺电纺纳米纤维可高效去除染料

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-02-04 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8020059

Safaa Saleh, Ahmed Salama, Ola M. Awad, Roberto De Santis, Vincenzo Guarino, Emad Tolba

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